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July 2016 Dhaka attack

Terrorist attack in Dhaka, BangladeshBelligerentsBangladeshIslamic StateCommanders and leadersSheikh HasinaABM Shafiul HaqueMujibur RahmanMM Imrul HasanNizamuddin AhmedAsaduzzaman MiaMohammad Saifullah OzakiTamim Chowdhury X Nurul Islam Marzan X Rohan Imtiaz †Units involvedBangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army46th Independent Infantry Brigade1st Para-Commando Battalion Bangladesh NavySpecial Warfare Diving and SalvageDirectorate General of Forces IntelligenceCounter Terrorism and Intelligence BureauBangladesh PoliceCounter Terrorism and Transnational CrimeSWATRapid Action BattalionSpecial BranchBorder Guard BangladeshIslamic State – Bengal ProvinceJamaat-ul-Mujahideen BangladeshNeo-JMBCasualties and losses 2 killed, 30+ wounded 5 killed 24 civilians killedEarly life and educationSheikh FamilyAssassination of the familyParties and AlliancesAwami LeagueGrand AllianceElectoral history198619881991February 1996June 199620012008201420182024MinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryFifth ministryFirst Premiership (1996–2001)Sharing the water of the GangesChittagong Hill Tracts Peace AccordBangladesh Telecommunication Act, 1996Repeal of the Indemnity ActAshrayan-1D-8 Organization for Economic CooperationBIMSTEC2001 Bangladesh–India border clashesOpposition Leader (2001–2009)2004 Dhaka grenade attack2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisisLogi Boitha MovementSecond Premiership (2009–2024)Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009Cyber Security Act, 2023Fifteenth constitutional amendmentInternational Crimes Tribunal2013 Shahbag protestsEnforced disappearances (Aynaghar)Bangladesh Rifles revoltAbolition of Caretaker Government2015 Rohingya crisis2013 Bangladesh violencePadma Bridge graft scandalYoung BanglaAttacks by Islamic extremistsJuly 2016 Dhaka attackBangladesh Bank robbery2021 anti-Hindu violencePersecution of journalists2015 political crisisSuppressed freedom of expressionIndo-Bangla land boundary agreement, 2015COVID-19 pandemic2024 State visit to ChinaResignation and Exile (2024-present)Quota reform movementJuly RevolutionNon-cooperation movementJuly massacreResignation2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis2025 Awami League ban protestsDemolition of Dhanmondi 32Legal proceedingsNational ProjectsVision 2021Delta PlanJamuna BridgeForces Goal 2030Digital BangladeshPadma BridgeDhaka–Jessore lineKarnaphuli TunnelRampal Power StationGanges Barrage ProjectPort of PayraRooppur Nuclear Power PlantPurbachal New TownAshrayan-2Bangladesh Satellite-1Metro RailMatarbari PortDhaka Elevated ExpresswayChittagong Elevated ExpresswayFilms and DocumentariesHasina: A Daughter's TaleAll the Prime Minister's MenHasina: 36 Days in JulyThe Battle for BangladeshThe Assassin Next DoorOthersState visitsControversiesSudha SadanGanabhabanAssassination attemptEntities titled afterGallery: Picture, Sound, VideoThe July 2016 Dhaka attack or Holey Artisan terrorist attack took place on the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00), when five Islamic State (IS) terrorists took hostages and opened fire on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan Thana jurisdiction in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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